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Collection of Collectors
What memory holds an object ?
A collection tells the story of the person that collects it, and that is precisely why Raquel meets with collectors to ask them for their stories. Despite the monetary, geographical, political and historical value, what other memories does a collection hold? What does exist on each object, item, detail?
Raquel believes that a collection is a memory organiser where one can organise their past - what one already collected - and this way being able to desire a future - what’s still missing in the collection. She also organizes her own story as a collector of the ephemeral by recording on video all the meetings with these collectors.
Until 2019, Collection of Collectors meets and keeps 34 collectors from Paredes de Coura, Valença, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Monção, Melgaço, Berlin, Kortrijk, São Miguel Island, Tomar, Lisbon and Torres Novas.
This work is part of the project Collection of People: Collection of Lovers, Collection of Collectors, Collection of Artists and Collection of Spectators.
Premier
October 2016 - Teatro Rivoli (Porto - PT)
Collection of Collectors by Raquel André
Directed and performed by Raquel André
Co-created by António Pedro Lopes, Bernardo de Almeida and Raquel André
Video Diogo Lima, Afonso Sousa
Music noiserv
Lighting designer Rui Monteiro
Lighting designer on tour Eduardo Abdala, Cárin Geada, Carolina Caramelo
Sound design João Neves
Production Missanga
PROJECT WINNER OF THE SECOND EDITION OF ISABEL ALVES COSTA SCHOLARSHIP 2016 coproduced by: Teatro Rivoli – Porto, Festival de Marionetas do Porto e Comédias do Minho
Co Producer Teatro Nacional D.Maria II
Support 2017-20 apap-Performing Europe 2020 - a project co-founded by Creative Europe Programme of the European Union
Dates
13/1/2018 Coleção de Colecionador_s, Teatro Virgínia - Torres Novas - Portugal
2–12/11/2017 Coleção de Coleccionador_s, Teatro Nacional D. Maria II - Lisboa - Portugal
30/9/2017 Coleção de Coleccionador_s. Cine Teatro Paraíso - Tomar - Portugal
14–29/7/2017 Coleção de Coleccionador_s, Festival Walk&Talk - São Miguel - Açores - Portugal
2–15/5/2017 Artistic Residency Collection of Collectors, BUDA - Kortrijk - Belgica
27/2–13/3/2017 Artistic Residence Collection of Collectors, Tanzfabrik - Berlim - German
24-27/11/2016 Coleção de Coleccionador_s, Comédias do Minho - Valença - Portugal
17-20/11/2016 Coleção de Coleccionador_s, Comédias do Minho - Vila Nova de Cerveira - Portugal
10-13/11/2016 Coleção de Coleccionador_s, Comédias do Minho - Monção - Portugal
3-6/11/2016 Coleção de Coleccionador_s, Comédias do Minho - Paredes de Coura - Portugal
27-30/10/2016 Coleção de Coleccionador_s, Comédias do Minho - Melgaço - Portugal
14-15/10/2016 Coleção de Colecionador_s PREMIER, Teatro Rivoli - Porto - Portugal
Support
Fundo de Fomento Cultura